St. Thomas Bobcats football

The St. Thomas Bobcats football team represents St. Thomas University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Bobcats are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Bobcats play their home games at AutoNation Field in Miami Gardens, Florida.^[2]

St. Thomas Bobcats football
First season	2019
Athletic director	Bill Rychel
Head coach	Bill Rychel 5th season, 44–19 (.698)
Stadium	AutoNation Field (capacity: 1,600)
Year built	2021
Field surface	Turf
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
Conference	Sun Conference
Past conferences	MSC (2019–2021)
All-time record	44–19 (.698)
Playoff appearances	2
Playoff record	1–2
Colors	Blue and burgundy[1]
Mascot	Bobcat
Website	stubobcats.com/football

Their head coach is Bill Rychel, who took over the position for the team's inaugural season in 2019.^[3]

Conference affiliations

• Mid-South Conference (2019–2021)^[4]
• Sun Conference (2022–present)^[5]

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason[A 1]
No.	Order of coaches[A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties[A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	O%	CW	CL	C%	PW	PL	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Bill Rychel[9]	2019–present	55	44	19	0.698	26	11	0.703	1	2	0.333	—	—	—

Year-by-year results

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Assoc.	Division	Conference	Record					Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall		Conference
						Win	Loss	Finish	Win	Loss
2019	2019	Bill Rychel	NAIA	—	MSC	4	6	T–4th (Sun)	2	4	—	—
2020–21	2020					4	3	3rd (Sun)	3	2	—	—
2021	2021					9	2	T–3rd (Sun)	4	2	—	—
2022	2022				TSC	9	2	2nd	5	1	—	15
2023	2023					9	4	2nd	6	1	L NAIA Second Round	15
2024	2024					9	2	2nd	6	1	L NAIA Second Round	5

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[6]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[7]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[8]